Photocopied typescript letter to his parents (30 March 1918); Photocopied manuscript recollections, with press cuttings (nd); Photograph album (1916-1918); Obituary from The Times [12 November 1991]; Typescript recollections 'My First War' (nd).
George Harrison papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 043
- Dates of Creation
- 1916-1991
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photographs, and press cuttings (partly photocopy).
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Bagshaw Harrison (1894-1991) was born at Hove, East Sussex, and educated at Queen's College, Cambridge. As a 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, and Staff Captain, 42nd Indian Infantry Brigade, he served in Mesopotamia. He later became a professor.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by G.B. Harrison. See Mesopotamia Correspondence File.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
Mesopotamia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.
Additional Information
Photocopied material from the University of Michigan and protected by US copyright.